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Jail Time Didn’t Stop The ‘Poster Child’ of Bad Landlords. What Will?

Tenants in buildings owned by one of New York’s most notorious landlords have suffered for years. Could Zohran Mamdani’s new housing plan, which pledges to beef up the city’s capacity…

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development

Pinnacle Playbook: Mamdani Administration Backing Bid in Rent-Stabilized Real Estate Auction

Mayor Mamdani’s administration is backing a bid from a developer to preserve a portfolio of 887 rent-stabilized units in East Harlem, in a test of the mayor’s housing goals.

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development

How a 35% Affordable Housing Pledge in Brooklyn Was Torpedoed

In 2022, developers behind two Atlantic Avenue projects committed to making a “record-setting” 35 percent of the apartments affordable. But after interest rates shot up and the owner cited cost…

Economy Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development

One Block, Five Flips: How House Flipping is Transforming Neighborhoods Like South Jamaica

An increasing number of family homes in the outer boroughs are sold within two years of being bought—at huge markups. As New York City’s housing market continues to tighten, some…

Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth Investigations Labor

Fewer New Yorkers Are Getting Food Stamps Amid Federal Overhaul

From January 2025 to February 2026, New York State saw a 6.2 percent drop in SNAP participants, more than 180,000 people—in line with a nationwide decline that anti-hunger advocates say…

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development NYCHA

While Many NYCHA Residents Remain Skeptical of Private Management, This Red Hook Tenant Leader Sees An Opportunity

NYCHA told City Limits that it anticipates moving forward with the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program at Red Hook West. Tenant Association leader Karen Blondel hopes to leverage the…

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice Politics

NY State Senator & Judiciary Chair Sepúlveda Was No-Show for Housing Court Clients

On at least four occasions, New York State Sen. Luis Sepúlveda, who also has a private law practice, failed to appear in court for tenants he was defending from eviction.…

Comunidades de habla hispana Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth Investigations

Para las familias sin hogar, los refugios en hoteles de Nueva York suponen un reto: la comida

Aunque la ciudad ha cerrado gran parte de su red de refugios de emergencia para inmigrantes, las familias sin hogar siguen alojadas en 110 hoteles, la mayoría de los cuales…

Climate and Environment Featured Health Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

How NYC Closed Tens of Thousands of ‘No Heat’ Complaints Without Conducting an Inspection

Record numbers of New Yorkers called 311 to report heat and hot water outages during this winter’s cold snap. But a quirk of the city housing agency’s response procedure meant…

Featured Government Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth Investigations

For Homeless Families, NYC’s Hotel Shelters Pose a Challenge: The Food

While the city has largely shuttered its network of emergency shelters for migrants, homeless families are still being housed in 110 hotels, the majority of which lack kitchens. Shelter-provided food…

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